Low Impact Development Basics for Water Quality Protection

The goal of this workshop is to introduce the interconnectedness between land use choices and water quality. Participants will learn about the major pollutants that degrade water quality; sources of these pollutants; and methods to prevent this degradation, including stormwater management practices and low impact development (LID). Participants learn about local developments that are implementing LID, state permitting requirements, and a local ordinance and planning manual that promote LID.

Whitney has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Florida and a Master of Environmental Management in Coastal Environmental Science from Duke University. She started working for the NC National Estuarine Research Reserve in 2002 as coordinator of their Coastal Training Program. The goal of the Coastal Training Program is to promote informed coastal management decisions through science-based training for professionals. Whitney’s main duties are coordinating training events for coastal decision-makers (i.e. local government staff and elected/appointed officials, land use planners, state agency staff…) on various environmental issues.